Chapter 107: Three Sentences
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The north and south banks of Mengjin have become a huge camp, full of people, livestock, rudimentary tents and crude stoves, choking on smoke, constant noise, and children's cries one after another.
Originally, the soldiers and civilians of the Descendants were divided into two battalions, but in less than a day, they would be mixed together, and no one could prohibit it, nor did they want to prohibit it, and the leaders themselves brought their families with them, and they had to allow their subordinates to go out of the camp from time to time to visit their families.
The camp left narrow and winding paths for horses, and the knights had to be careful to keep their horses under control, otherwise they could easily bump into the belongings of a particular family, which would attract a large crowd of people.
Guo Shifeng would rather walk and whisper to Xu Ji beside him: "Is there any hope for such a descending army?" ”
The two were ordered to come first to see the king of the world, to be precise, it was Guo Shifeng who was ordered, accompanied by Xu Ji, and he still hasn't seen Ma Wei, the king of Liang.
The two of them each brought an entourage, Tang Weitian was very familiar with such a camp, occasionally meeting acquaintances and waving to say hello, but he still complained: "There are too many newcomers, I don't know them." ”
Looking at the size of the camp, it can accommodate at least 200,000 people, plus the camps in the city and on the south bank, the number can be doubled, and the victory of the descending army obviously attracts many people to defect.
Xu Ji said: "There is always a reason for the incarnation army to flourish day by day. ”
"Prosperity must decline, and the name of the army is also born." Guo Shifeng said with a smile, chatting all the way, and when he approached the city gate, he reminded Xu Ji, "It is very important for King Liang to regain the favor of the King of the World, you and I can make a great contribution by working together, and when the younger brother sees King Liang again, it is easy to talk." ”
Xu Ji nodded and thanked him, but he felt a little lonely in his heart, it turned out that if he wanted to see Ma Wei, he had to make meritorious service first.
The incarnation lived on a high building in the very center of the town, and he liked the place, which was condescending and could look down on the whole city and part of the city.
The guards lined up inside and outside the building, and the upstairs and downstairs were piled with stolen armor, cloth, gold, silver, and jewelry, and the incarnation king sat on a chair, and two young women knelt on the ground to beat his legs.
Guo Shifeng had already sent someone to report, so as soon as he entered the city, he was summoned, and he and Xu Ji went upstairs, and there were two rows of knives and guns in the middle, and the sharp blades were close at hand, and they might be scratched if they turned their heads.
The style of the incarnation king was very different from before, and in the face of the salute of the two messengers, he hummed arrogantly and continued to let the woman beat her legs.
Guo Shifeng was about to speak, when a gun came sideways next to him, signaling him to shut up, the king of the world didn't ask, and no one could speak.
After waiting for a long time, Xue Liujia slapped his thigh hard, scaring the two women to sit on the ground, he got up quickly, strode to the messenger, first looked at Guo Shifeng a few times, and then looked at Xu Ji, "I seem to recognize you." ”
"In Xia Xuji, I was ordered by the three kings to go to Yecheng ......"
"Oh, it's you kid, why did you come back? What about the army in Jizhou? What about Huangfu and his father? Which one did you bring back? ”
"I didn't bring anything back, the situation in Yecheng ......"
Xue Liujia didn't let Xu Ji finish his words, and turned to look for it, "Where is my Emperor Killer Stick?" Who hid it? I'm going to beat the traitor! ”
"Traitor" obviously refers to Xu Ji, a guard took out a stick from behind a chair, hurriedly walked over, and delivered it with one hand.
Xue Liujia took the stick and knocked it on the guard's head first, "Lao Tzu's artifact, can't you hold it with both hands and give some respect?" ”
The guard, holding his spear in his other hand, grinned in pain, did not dare to defend himself, and retreated to his place, whispering to his companions.
Xue Liujia sighed, "My aunt's nephew and grandson, what can I do?" Suddenly, he glared, "Xu Ji, you didn't do anything, and you dare to come back?" Eat me a stick......"
Xu Ji took a step forward and approached Xue Liujia, making his stick impossible to use, and arched his hand: "It's not that you have nothing to gain in the next place, bring a large army for the ancestral king to drive." ”
Xue Liujia stepped back, "Think I don't know?" You ran to join that bastard of Ma Wei, and brought Liang Bing over to ...... You stop! ”
Xue Liujia took a step back, Xu Ji took a step forward, the stick in Xue Liujia's hand just couldn't pick it up, and he couldn't help but be furious.
Guo Shifeng stepped forward and said with a smile: "The ancestral king is angry, listen to the next three sentences, after listening, if the ancestral king is still not angry, please beat the two of us together." ”
Xue Liujia had already retreated to the side of the chair, sat down, and hesitated slightly, "You say, just three sentences, see what flowers you can say?" ”
Xu Ji stepped back and stood side by side with Guo Shifeng.
Xue Liujia turned his head and whispered to the guards: "If you encounter this situation again in the future, can you have some eyesight and block it for me?" ”
Xue Liujia always mixed all kinds of swear words when he spoke, and the guards didn't care at all, nodding vigorously.
Guo Shifeng coughed and said: "The first sentence, the ancestor Wang Zhi is in the Eastern Capital, may I ask if the officers and soldiers of the Eastern Capital have all collapsed?" ”
"Regardless of whether he dies or not, if the Incarnation Army can win the battle of Mengjin, it will naturally be able to capture the Eastern Capital in one fell swoop!"
Guo Shifeng smiled and said: "In the second sentence, it is rumored that the Jinyang Army defeated the officers and soldiers, and the Descending Army sat back and enjoyed its success, but is it true? ”
Xue Liujia stood up again, threw a stick, Guo and Xu dodged, the stick swept between the two, fell to the ground, the guard on the opposite side put down the spear in his hand, and held the stick in both hands to the king of the world.
Guo Shifeng took the opportunity to say: "The third sentence, the last sentence." ”
Xue Liujia took the stick and wanted to beat it again, but when he heard Guo Shifeng only say half a sentence, he couldn't help but say, "Say it." ”
"King Zu, please sit down, I dare to say that this last sentence is also the most important sentence."
Xue Liujia raised his foot and kicked a woman beside him to the ground, vented his anger, sat down and said: "The officers and soldiers were defeated by the Descendant Army, we fought hard with the officers and soldiers for many days, and the Jinyang Army finally appeared, and they are the ones who choose the cheapest." ”
Guo Shifeng was deeply moved, "King Liang also thought so, so he led his army south, not crossing the river from the upper reaches to see Shen Bingzhou, but going straight to Mengjin to worship the ancestral king." ”
"He wants to worship me?"
"Exactly."
Xue Liujia pondered for a while, "This is the third sentence you said?" ”
"No, in the third sentence, I want to ask the ancestral king, who is closer to the Eastern Capital between the Jinyang Army and the Descending Army?"
"Of course it's the Jinyang Army, they'...... What do you want to say? Xue Liujia already understood in his heart.
The three sentences just aroused the interest of the other party, Guo Shifeng arched his hand and said: "There are still two or three hundred thousand people with armor in the eastern capital, the city is high into the clouds, the pool is deep, the birds are curbed at the top, and the beasts are stopped from the bottom, and there are many people, soldiers, and food in the city, which is enough to hold on for five years." If I don't destroy my own prestige, although there are many soldiers in the world, they are good at field warfare but not good at attacking cities, and there are many people and little food, let alone five years, that is, five months, one month, I am afraid that I will not be able to hold on. ”
"Let the Jinyang army attack the city first, it's their turn to contribute, I'll watch the battle in the rear, I can fight, I can't fight, Lao Tzu will take people to forage elsewhere, and come back later."
"The Shen family's father and son have a lot of ambitions, and they regard themselves as famous families, how can they be willing to be the siege vanguard of the ancestral king? The ancestral king occupied Mengjin for one day, and the Jinyang army must have worries and dare not advance easily. If it is delayed, the eastern capital will take this opportunity to take a breather and send another army, which may become a catastrophe. ”
The Jinyang army made an agreement to attack the officers and soldiers from the flank and rear, but they were reluctant to do so, and waited until the officers and soldiers were defeated before they pursued the army.
Mengjin won a great victory, and the Jinyang Army and the Descendant Army threatened Luozhou, but at the same time they stopped moving forward, because of mutual distrust.
Xue Liujia pondered for a long time, "Do you have a way to let the Jinyang Army attack the Eastern Capital for me?" ”
"It's very simple, the father and son of the Shen family sat still, nothing more than worrying that the descending army would intercept from behind. The plan of the ancestral king, it is better to send a vanguard to approach the eastern capital, the father and son of the Shen family see this, the heart will be at ease, the army will follow, in this way, the big thing can be done, before the end of winter, all the palaces in the eastern capital will erect the banner of the ancestral king, and the gold and silver and beauties everywhere will be enjoyed by the ancestral king. ”
"Haha, gold, silver, beauties or something, it's not my liking, I'll talk about it later. I sent a pioneer, will the Shen family really follow? ”
Guo Shifeng gave up his hand again, "The father and son of the Shen family are in a hurry to capture the eastern capital, how can they be left behind?" What's more, there is Xu Gongzi here, he is the most trusted advisor of the Shen family's father and son, and he went to persuade him, and he couldn't do anything. ”
Xue Liujia looked at Xu Ji again and said with a smile: "Xu Gongzi is really willing to persuade the Shen family to attack the Eastern Capital?" ”
"It is the wish of the Shen family to capture the eastern capital, and I am just pushing the boat along the river." Xu Ji wanted to see Shen Tan no matter what, so he spoke according to Guo Shifeng's meaning.
Xue Liujia laughed, "That...... Serve! These are the two beauties I just found, or ...... Do you take it away? Tomorrow or the day after tomorrow, give it back to me. ”
The ancestral king's love is not true, of course Xu Ji and Guo Shifeng will not accept it, they politely refuse to leave, and when they are about to go downstairs, Xue Liujia said loudly: "King Liang is willing to be a pioneer, right?" ”
Guo Shifeng turned around and said: "Being a pioneer for the ancestral king is exactly the wish of King Liang's heart, and he only sighs that the soldiers are few and strong, or he is not worthy of the ancestral king's trust." ”
"Haha, it's easy to say, there are only a few soldiers, what I have is to divide him into hundreds of thousands."
After leaving the city, Xu Ji said: "King Liang won't really enter the city, right?" ”
Xue Liujia was jealous of talent, but before killing, he always gave heavy rewards, and he allowed King Liang to enter the city, probably because he was motivated by murderous intentions.
Guo Shifeng said with a smile: "Don't worry, King Liang has his own way, and the urgent thing today is to let the Liang army cross the river smoothly and join the Jinyang army. ”
"It is my wish to unite all the armies and break the Eastern Capital together."
Guo Shifeng smiled and bowed his hand, thanking Xu Ji for King Liang.
Half a day later, thousands of Liang troops arrived, communicated with the descending army several times, the camp outside the city gave way to a wider passage, the city gate was wide open, allowing the Liang army to pass, not allowed to stay, go straight to the south bank, and then find a place to build another camp, and the general went to meet the ancestral king.
More than a dozen generals bowed downstairs, Xue Liujia watched upstairs, the smile on his face gradually disappeared, and he said loudly to Guo Shifeng: "What about the King of Liang?" Why don't you see me in person? ”
Guo Shifeng stood beside General Liang, and also replied loudly: "King Liang is anxious, he has already crossed the river for a long time, surveyed the terrain, watched the enemy soldiers, and after he wants to establish a great achievement, he will come to visit the ancestral king!" ”
Xue Liujia hated itchy, but a smile appeared on his face again, "It's rare that King Liang has this heart." ”
"King Liang asks the ancestor king to help with divine power and divide his troops to obey!"
"It's easy to say, it's easy to say." Xue Liujia waved the stick, which was regarded as a division of divine power, and as for the division of troops, he had to think about it again.
Coming to the south bank with the generals, Guo Shifeng whispered: "The Descending Army is just like this, the Jinyang Army is difficult to deal with, and the younger brother has to think of more ways." ”
Xu Ji nodded in agreement, knowing that he was going to become a "fellow assassin" again, this time he was simply being used, and no one wanted to tell him the truth.